2020-2021学年度第10期总第809期
Pandemic pressure (P2)
河北师大附中  赵乃平

Lead-in 
How has COVID-19 impacted us?
What effect has COVID-19 had on teenagers?

Skimming 
The text is mainly about
________________________
Key: 
pressure on teenagers furthered by the pandemic and measures to deal with them.

Detail reading 
Pandemic pressure
part 1: ___________
Phenomenon: Teen suicide increasing at an alarming pace 

part 2 ____________
Causes: Factors related to the issue 

part 3 ____________
Ways to deal with the issue

Detail reading 
Task 1 Understanding the phenomenon
Read the first four paragraphs quickly and find the answers to the following questions in three minutes.
Q1: What is the third leading cause of death in 15- to 19-year-olds?
Suicide.

Q2: How many teenagers die by suicide in China every year?
Around 100,000.

Q3: What has worsened the problem of teen suicide?,
The pandemic.

Task 2 Read paragraphs 5-7 and find out how the pandemic has impacted the lives of teens. 
 

Task 3 Taking steps to help teenagers
Read the last two paragraphs and find out what is being done to help teens.
 

Deep thinking 
How can we stay mentally healthy?
Develop interests
Build friendly relationships with others
Exercise
Adapt to surroundings
View things positively
... 

Language focus 
alarming    adj. 令人惊恐的；引起恐慌的
eg. The disease has spread at an alarming rate.

worsen v. （使）变得更坏，恶化
eg. The government intervened to prevent the situation from worsening.

disrupt v. 打扰；使中断；打乱
eg. Anti-war Protesters disrupted the debate.

academic adj. 学业的；学术的
eg. Their academic standards are high.

deadly adj. 致命的
以-ly结尾的形容词：
costly昂贵的；friendly友好的；brotherly兄弟般的；timely及时的；orderly整齐的

reopen v. 重新开放
re-前缀表示“再一次”
rebuild重建；reread重读；redo重做；re-enter重新进入